Can You Beat Lufia & The Fortress of Doom with Items Only? idk probably

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  • @buritomaster
    @buritomaster 19 днів тому +69

    It's always, can you or can i. But never, can we 👉👈

  • @JohnFuklaw
    @JohnFuklaw 19 днів тому +33

    Given that one of the characters is explicitly a bow-user, can we take that to mean that the squad was merely chucking arrows with their bare hands the entire time?

    • @Sarahm2261
      @Sarahm2261 19 днів тому +4

      The bow user watching people throwing arrows at people and face palming is a funny thought.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  19 днів тому +7

      I imagined they were taking it and thrusting it at the guy, but given that it does barely any damage, limply throwing it seems fitting.

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 18 днів тому +1

      @@Caspicum I mean... ever seen an atlatl? They can assist in throwing darts (and even spears) pretty strongly.

  • @lilhoss4reals
    @lilhoss4reals 19 днів тому +18

    Your channel has taught me that the answer to this question is almost always yes.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  19 днів тому +7

      I've conditioned you to think that way so I can subvert it.

    • @Smithburger
      @Smithburger 19 днів тому

      ​@@CaspicumHypocrite contradicts himself constantly. Hates items but makes playthroughs of them. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

  • @Kuikkamies
    @Kuikkamies 18 днів тому +7

    I legitamately fell asleep for 35 minutes while watching this video, only to awake to by wife telling me its three o'clock, gotta get ready for New Year's parties. I think Casp's videos will solve my insomnia issues.

  • @deviousspirit3156
    @deviousspirit3156 18 днів тому +8

    Finally, someone remembers the first Lufia game instead of the prequel-listed-as-a-sequel-that-got-a-weird-remake-on-the-ds. Good to see a fun lore pop up after so long.

  • @griffincrowley1349
    @griffincrowley1349 17 днів тому +2

    I almost didn’t click on the video because I have never played this but I love watching you so much I gave it a shot then discovered you haven’t either and I’m like “ok, I’m in the right place” then I laughed in the first 5 seconds and stayed for the whole thing

  • @deazee2288
    @deazee2288 19 днів тому +5

    Oh boy, time for a rousing round of Australian guy playing RPGs I never played in ways I never dared try
    Love your content man

  • @chrishunter9185
    @chrishunter9185 19 днів тому +4

    As someone who loves using items in games, these videos are sustenance for my soul.
    Happy New Year!

  • @HorkSupreme
    @HorkSupreme 19 днів тому +5

    29:58 Omg Tiggy Skibbles, never thought I'd see that thing anywhere else.

    • @vikorovstock2432
      @vikorovstock2432 17 днів тому +3

      Casp once again proves he has the most based taste imaginable.

  • @thisguyyoudontknow4653
    @thisguyyoudontknow4653 18 днів тому +5

    The bit with Guy's death was funny, but I am kinda surprised you didnt point out that the Dude was a 100 year old man who just kills Gades then dies from the excitement of it more then the battle itself. Guy was an absolute unit, he couldn't use magic, he was just a juggernaut of pure strength.

  • @RatedB1
    @RatedB1 19 днів тому +8

    Nice way to cap the year with the rare Casp video~

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  19 днів тому +3

      JUST got it in there too.

  • @MegaHarv
    @MegaHarv 19 днів тому +4

    I'd also be super interested in seeing a Lufia II Item Only Run specifically for the Ancient Cave. I can't imagine it would be fun at all for you, as it would effectively be a "Don't get into battle" challenge, but it should be "possible" in the most technical sense of the word

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 18 днів тому +1

      Actually, it'd probably be more doable, since you can use some equipment as items, and they're fairly effective and useful throughout the game.

  • @reaceles5636
    @reaceles5636 19 днів тому +1

    Happy New Year, my dude!
    Thanks for this banger of a vid! Always love your item-only challenge runs, even for games I don't even know about (this one being one of them).

  • @SomeDudesPlay
    @SomeDudesPlay 19 днів тому +6

    New Casp JRPG Challenge Run Situation is Crazy!

  • @MrMovees87
    @MrMovees87 19 днів тому +4

    This is a series I’ve always wanted to check out, but have yet to ever get around to, unfortunately 😅

  • @ForumArcade
    @ForumArcade 19 днів тому +5

    Lufia! Lufia! Lufia!

  • @midnightkafe
    @midnightkafe 19 днів тому

    Awesome video! Keep up the great work, Casp. Love your stuff.

  • @CC-io6os
    @CC-io6os 15 днів тому

    Suddenly hearing that Dark Cloud 2 OST out of nowhere hit me so good, man.

  • @deltaquarayza
    @deltaquarayza 18 днів тому +2

    Oh boy, I hope the next Zelda game has arrows with an 's' instead of just arrows without an 's'

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому +1

      did Link Between Worlds technically have Arrow without an S?

  • @sadmeat8937
    @sadmeat8937 19 днів тому +3

    He'll yea man great game for this kind of run. Hope you do the second game too. Lucia 2 is also basically 2 games in one the main game and a special dungeon after that that is a rougelike with a ton of floors. That'd be crazy to try (if possible) but if not there's always the main game.

  • @FormalGibble
    @FormalGibble 19 днів тому +1

    Being able re buy everything you sold during the early game is really cool. A lot of games would benefit from that. It definitely would have made getting that one achievement in Final Fantasy XIII way easier and also you know, no longer missable.

  • @younesakdah1803
    @younesakdah1803 14 днів тому

    The sprite work is beautiful, especially the sinistrals.

  • @alloounou6900
    @alloounou6900 19 днів тому +2

    All I know is my gut says maybe without an s.

  • @kanrakucheese
    @kanrakucheese 19 днів тому +1

    We already know the answer for the sequel since that’s that game’s speedrun route. Yes, it’s corrupting the game’s memory at the very start as soon as the player gains control to trigger the ending, but it does it with items so it counts.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому +1

      Damn, for real? I know very little about Lufia 2, but I'm a bit of an expert on the first title now.

    • @kanrakucheese
      @kanrakucheese 17 днів тому

      @@Caspicum Yep. Older routes needed a bit more, but now the speedrun is doable in under a minute.

  • @mhl653
    @mhl653 19 днів тому +1

    This game is way up there in terms of tediousness. Good job reaching the end :D

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  19 днів тому +2

      The walk speed would be totally fine if they didn't double it in towns. They just tease you. "You could have this, but you don't." everything else except the encounter rate is fine, battles are snappy as hell, could use a little less pointless backtracking, but overall, it fared decently well.

    • @jfvfhdbhc4046
      @jfvfhdbhc4046 19 днів тому

      ​@@Caspicum You should have used the Freelufia hack which doubles walking speed, allows you to play the less grindy Newgame+ by default and adds back features from the Japanese release.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 19 днів тому +1

      Its not the walk speed that's tedious ITS the ITEMS don't AUTO target in this one so if you use single target items ALL on the same enemy as soon as that ITEM KILLS its target the OTHER uses of it will still MISS completely Lufia 2 FIXED that and auto targets to LIVING enemies after the current one is killed.

  • @LucasRCD
    @LucasRCD 15 днів тому

    Outside of the GBA and DS games, each of the Lufia games gives you a ton of items to work with. The introduction of IP abilities does have the unfortunate side effect of sidelining their importance, though.
    The third game even rewards you farming Hi Bombs on the first dungeon with the ability to win an otherwise unwinnable boss fight and an amazing defensive item.
    Lufia II and The Legend Returns both feature a New Game+ mode that quadruples the EXP gained, so if you want a more feasible way to do runs of those games, grabbing save files online that already finished the game once isn't a bad idea.

  • @Mr3Machine
    @Mr3Machine 15 днів тому

    Gotta love a channel that insults you in the first few seconds

  • @miasma82
    @miasma82 17 днів тому

    The two lufia games on the snes are amazing

  • @thatponybro6940
    @thatponybro6940 18 днів тому +1

    Legend of Dragoon music heard, W vid

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому

      I try to slip a little Dragoon in every video, it keeps me at peace

    • @thatponybro6940
      @thatponybro6940 18 днів тому

      @@Caspicum the pause menu music is my spirit animal

  • @Sarahm2261
    @Sarahm2261 19 днів тому +1

    Oh hey it the mad lad
    Everyone say hi to the mad lad

  • @ArchivistVile
    @ArchivistVile 17 днів тому +1

    Lufia 2 using Inner Powers only is incoming, I just know it. Another Casp banger, even if it took me 2 days to sit down to watch!
    IP attacks are freakin' hilarious. Do they count as item uses though? Hmm.

  • @darkholyPL
    @darkholyPL 15 днів тому

    That BoF3 music tho. *chef's kiss*

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  15 днів тому +2

      That's my default go-to music. Find a video without, you probably can but I don't wanna hear it.

  • @Arutima
    @Arutima 18 днів тому +1

    THe first Lufia is a game that actually need a good remake / remaster alongside the second game

  • @LanEXHikari
    @LanEXHikari 17 днів тому

    This made me realised how little I remembered from Lufia 1 😅 really good run, surprised that Daos beat you in the end. Let's hope you decide to take Lufia 2 at some point, the superior title ✌🏼

    • @gurvmlk
      @gurvmlk 17 днів тому

      Given how so many pieces of gear in Lufia 2 have special effects, that would be a very interesting run. Especially when you'd need to start strategizing about which skills are economically worthwhile, and which ones don't quite cut it because of how long you need to stall with healing items to accumulate the necessary IP to use.

  • @OverdriveGamesAnime
    @OverdriveGamesAnime 17 днів тому

    Hey. Beat both bosses with items only. I used EX Bombs mostly while recovering paralysis as needed. If your speed is high enough, you will outdamage him, and he will constantly heal.
    The final boss is easier.
    You should give it another shot. I bet you can do it.

  • @bongchoof
    @bongchoof 19 днів тому +1

    Gades is pronounced like Hades. Also, should have saved that power potion for the mages. Mages are frail in most games but in these 2 games they are flood-drenched tissue paper.

    • @thisguyyoudontknow4653
      @thisguyyoudontknow4653 18 днів тому

      Yeah thats how I pronounced it as a kid when I first played it. On the DS remake of Lufia 2 the voice actor for him pronounced the name as Godess, but with a shorter s sound. I wonder if that one is more correct or if localization just changed things.

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 18 днів тому

      @@thisguyyoudontknow4653 Localization/poor VA direction.

  • @gurvmlk
    @gurvmlk 17 днів тому

    Considering how much of a wasted turn it is for Daos to cast Stronger to heal himself on a standard run when you can easily hit him for double the damage that he heals with a single attack, it feels almost like the developers only gave him that spell specifically to thwart this attempt 30 years in advance.
    Even if you did beat him though, I can't imagine Guard Daos going very smoothly. That boss can be legitimately tough even fighting him normally.

  • @FlanMesh
    @FlanMesh 18 днів тому +2

    Shame there's no 'bottle of acid' item in this game. I took your advice about throwing items at real people and threw this the acid at my boss and it straight up one shot him. Honestly the special effects that came with it were amazing. You easily would have beat the game with a few acids.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому +3

      together we will show the infidels
      together the feds just put us on a watch list

  • @DekuLord
    @DekuLord 14 годин тому

    I don't normally watch these "Items Only" videos, but when I saw Lufia I clicked immediately. Then I realized which Lufia game it was and was immediately disappointed.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  11 годин тому

      idk why everyone hates Lufia 1, it's half-decent. I haven't played 2 yet, I've heard it's much better, but the OG game is quite charming.
      I've also heard the second game has useable items, but that won't be for a while, sorry to disappoint.

    • @DekuLord
      @DekuLord 3 години тому

      @@Caspicum It's Mega Man 1 Syndrome. A mediocre game with a sequel that's an all time classic. So it has a quite unflattering and very direct comparison that a lot of people are going to make.
      On a personal note I was very disappointed because I grew up knowing the one true Lufia, and then I find out that there was another game before it I was excited and then very let down. So I'll always associate Lufia 1 with that disappointment.

  • @KalaamNozalys
    @KalaamNozalys 19 днів тому +1

    38:00 Golden Sun dark dawn OST spotted
    Dark Dawn item only next ? (oh my god the grind for it would be awful)

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  19 днів тому +1

      I'm not sure if the run would be viable at all, but I do have plans to explore item-use in Golden Sun very soon!

    • @KalaamNozalys
      @KalaamNozalys 19 днів тому +1

      @@Caspicum It'd have to have asterisks like "Can you beat the main bosses with only items" since you can't purchase them, only grind them on ennemies. Unless you use a romhack.
      It kind of makes sense that they are sparse, 'cause they are very powerful especially early on.

    • @kanrakucheese
      @kanrakucheese 19 днів тому +2

      @@Caspicum Really, Golden Sun's balance would make "Can you beat Golden Sun without the Attack command?" an interesting one. Early game you have the problem that you don't really have enough PP for full fights, while later on you have the issue attack power that aren't based on attack have essentially no scaling at all.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 19 днів тому

      All ATTACK items in the Golden Sun games all 3 of them are PURE CRAP and you still ONLY have a LIMITED amount of item SLOTS INCLUDING the 4 slots for weapons/armors/accessories.

    • @KalaamNozalys
      @KalaamNozalys 18 днів тому

      @@veghesther3204 Calm down man, calm down.
      Their main issue is that you can't buy them, but damage wise they are all equivalent to high tier spells.
      If you do an "item only" run you at least save 1 slot of inventory from the weapons (would need at least special ruling or romhacking tho)
      Plus...isn't that the point of a challenge ?

  • @crackmonsieur
    @crackmonsieur 19 днів тому +1

    Insane video!(I haven't watched any of it)

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  19 днів тому +1

      this gave me a chuckle. ty ty and happy new year

  • @RubescentDragon
    @RubescentDragon 18 днів тому +1

    I've never even heard of this game so sure why not!?

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому +3

      Now that you know how it's done: Don't do it.

  • @KainYusanagi
    @KainYusanagi 19 днів тому +3

    Er, Casp? Diamond Ring makes all items cost more... which should include selling.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  19 днів тому +1

      I did test this, and it didn't as far as I could see. I thought it was free money too.

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 19 днів тому +2

      @@Caspicum Hrm, what version were you playing? Because I'm pretty sure that's what it did in the original, just like there's another ring for lowering the cost of items, to make buying them easier.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому +1

      I'll double-check just to make sure, but I got excited thinking money was free, and was extremely disappointed when I found out it wasn't.
      Edit: Yeah, I just double-checked it on a Short Sword and a Royal Statue. The Royal Statue sold for 2500 gold with or without the Diamond Ring, and the Short Sword for 180 with or without.

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 18 днів тому

      @@Caspicum Well damn... Apologies, then! Can you check if the Engage Ring works to lower buy prices with its "Items cost less" description, at least? Thinking about it, it might just be a buy function rather than buy and sell because of the use of "cost" rather than "value" or similar to indicate it's only price when buying, which I didn't get as a kid and just misremembered/conflated with other games that had similar items.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  17 днів тому +1

      Yeah, the Engage Ring drops prices by 25%, and the Diamond increases them by 50% I think. If I recall correctly, it dropped the buy price of the Royal Statue to 3750, and increased it to 7500 respectively with a base price of 5000, with it selling for 2500 regardless of rings.
      There's always the chance it's a specific store or a specific character, like Jerin with her Monster Ring glitch, as I've seen a lot of people say it works, but I've never been able to do it. I tried it in the store where you buy items back, and a few other stores along my run. What a mystery.

  • @gamesbloke
    @gamesbloke 19 днів тому +5

    Can you beat Princess Tomato In The Salad Kingdom with no arms, legs or face?
    Can you beat Tokimeki Memorial without using fingers?
    Can you beat Pia Carrot and show us on UA-cam?
    Can you beat Rise Of The Robots? No seriously can you?
    Can you beat Final Fantasy VII in a regular, straightforward way like we all did?
    Can you beat yourself beating a game?
    Can you? Can you though? Don't shake your head I am serious. Can?! You?!
    Ok i'm done I got it all out of my system now....
    CARRRGGGHHHHNNNN YEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOWWWWWWW???!!!!!

  • @Folsomdsf2
    @Folsomdsf2 19 днів тому +1

    What'd ex bombs do to daos?

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому +1

      A little less than a Big Arrow from what I remember

  • @psyme-
    @psyme- 15 днів тому

    I'm somewhat curious on what the post-credits stat screen looked like.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  15 днів тому

      It wasn't too interesting. Had about 66~ hours play time, 20 deaths for everyone, about 30 for Aguro, 3000 battles fought and 1500 run from. I missed about 50 chests and 20 items, which I'm guessing is pick ups from drawers and boxes.
      It's not accurate at all, mostly because of how much early game reloading I did, and even quite a bit toward the end.

  • @SilentSigil
    @SilentSigil 17 днів тому

    If i remember correctly, the enemy 'avoiding' item just switches RNG tracks, so it can and usually does increase the enemy encounter rate. The game is evil.

  • @SKDraco
    @SKDraco 18 днів тому +1

    So he has to do Lufia 2 items only then, since he failed to kill the final bosses in the prologue without items.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому +3

      Sounds good to me, I've got some slightly more well-known titles for the next ones, but I'll look into it after that.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 17 днів тому

      At the start of Lufa 1 you won't have ANY ATTACK items at all.

  • @veghesther3204
    @veghesther3204 19 днів тому

    You could but the ONLY problem with that is that EVEN ITEMS don't AUTO target so if the enemies all targeted the same enemy and it DIES the other items on the same enemy would MISS completely if the targets die before the OTHER party members item turns go into effect Lufia 2 never had that problem since the game auto targets if the current enemy is killed before the others take their turns.

  • @savigy1301
    @savigy1301 19 днів тому +1

    Happy New Year's... almost

  • @operator8014
    @operator8014 19 днів тому

    LOL treasure that sword. Always.

  • @SwitheKun
    @SwitheKun 19 днів тому +3

    Cant think of anything witty to say, so i'll just leave a comment (without an s) and hope the algorithm likes that

  • @ArmadisRock
    @ArmadisRock 19 днів тому

    31:27 yeah I prolly am. Gotta get me some of dat 1 gp "medicine"

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  19 днів тому

      Join the club, and don't hog the medicine!

  • @GreyCartridge
    @GreyCartridge 14 днів тому

    2024 is gone but Boktai 2 is forever. 😌

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  14 днів тому +2

      I was actually reading an interview with Hideous Komemer the other day about Boktai, and how once he settles on a name, it's impossible to get him to change it. Like this dude is deadset on an idea or a concept and refuses to budge, and I respect the hell out of that.
      He even goofed about the name of an un-announced, theoretical sequel, and ended up naming the game the 'joke' name he dropped in the interview. What a zany character.

  • @Acksn
    @Acksn 14 днів тому

    JRPG damage items not being useless challenge (impossible)

  • @goodgamer1419
    @goodgamer1419 19 днів тому +3

    If you want a fun series for challange runs try playing romancing saga (this is a lie these games are really fucking hard)

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  19 днів тому +2

      I wanna eventually deep-dive the SaGa series but man there's some games. I feel I should start with Unlimited SaGa, right? :^)

    • @kanrakucheese
      @kanrakucheese 19 днів тому

      @@Caspicum Frontier is a decent start, as long as you accept how blatantly unfinished parts of it are. The Remaster actually added missing stuff to one of the routes (the yuri one, which is the only reason people remembered the game outside the SaGa fandom) and implemented a cut one, but some other character are still blatantly missing entire chunks of story.

    • @goodgamer1419
      @goodgamer1419 19 днів тому

      @@Caspicum id say the saga 2 remake, minstrel song, scarlet grace or frontier. Unlimited saga is legit a challange run in and of itself without a guide

  • @shadowwwwwwwwwww
    @shadowwwwwwwwwww 19 днів тому +2

    Can You Beat Lufia With Your Fists?

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому +1

      I can beat a tonne of things with my fists, that's free

  • @Ohmargod
    @Ohmargod 19 днів тому +1

    LUFIA!!!
    „not now children, Casp has dropped a Lufia video. we‘re driving your brother to the ER after this, OK?“

  • @operator8014
    @operator8014 19 днів тому

    Well, not me, I'm shit. But I bet you can!

  • @Amish_Avenger
    @Amish_Avenger 19 днів тому

    When next FF series video?

  • @michaelcalvin42
    @michaelcalvin42 19 днів тому

    BRB, gonna go throw some items at real life people and see what effect it has.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  19 днів тому +4

      report back, soldier!

    • @michaelcalvin42
      @michaelcalvin42 19 днів тому +1

      @@Caspicum It turns out real life is not well-balanced with items-only runs in mind. It's incredibly difficult to make any progress without being hampered by law enforcement. Gonna have to think about potential new strategies.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому

      Perhaps you can decrease their defenses with some sort of flaming arrow

    • @michaelcalvin42
      @michaelcalvin42 18 днів тому

      @@Caspicum You're right. I'm not trying hard enough. Time to come up with a strategy.

  • @michelvanderlinden8363
    @michelvanderlinden8363 18 днів тому

    The moment I saw this video and title all I could think was "Oh Casp what did you do to yourself"
    *edit*
    Should you ever plan on doing "items only" for Lufia 2... I can tell you already not to bother. Damaging items arent difficult to get by, they are fundamentally busted for most of the game, and with the exception of the final boss rush I cant imagine even running out of them.

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 18 днів тому +1

      Don't forget all the usable equipment!

  • @aeternisgloria
    @aeternisgloria 19 днів тому

    Yup, anotha #casp kino

  • @greenpoolball5136
    @greenpoolball5136 19 днів тому

    You talk a loooooot about money, are you Brazilian???

    • @Vailsiren
      @Vailsiren 19 днів тому +2

      nah, stranger then that
      he's an aussie

  • @AtomskTheMynahBird
    @AtomskTheMynahBird 17 днів тому

    Maxim!;;!!

  • @fredbedlam
    @fredbedlam 19 днів тому +2

    I've downvoted everyone of your videos, i can reverse this madness if you make an Alundra video, the choice is yours!

  • @Bludgeoned2DEATH2
    @Bludgeoned2DEATH2 18 днів тому

    31:15 oof using such a word in 2025? I need to cull my sub list since it's so long, might as well start now. Good luck.

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому +3

      2025 is the come back year, we can say words again!

    • @Bludgeoned2DEATH2
      @Bludgeoned2DEATH2 18 днів тому

      @ make sure you have plenty of bandages to cover up those cuts from all that edge 🩹

    • @Caspicum
      @Caspicum  18 днів тому +3

      what can I say? I'm a big Persona 5 fan

    • @gurvmlk
      @gurvmlk 16 днів тому

      @@Caspicum I'm all for saying words. Especially since the only reason "retarded" even gained stigma in the first place was because of people misusing it. There was a long time where people were using it in reference to anybody with any sort of handicap, rather than keeping it exclusive to people who actually were retarded. You would see somebody in a wheelchair, and call them retarded because they can't walk, despite there being absolutely nothing wrong with them besides their spine. Which is insulting, because it's inherently wrong. Same with "gay," when everybody was using it as a slang term for something being stupid or lame. But so long as people are using words properly, I see nothing wrong with using the proper words for whatever statement is being made.